Knightfall: Season Two; History Series Renewed with Mark Hamill Joining the Cast

by Jessica Pena, August 13, 2018

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Good news for Knightfall fans! Today A&E announced the TV show will return for a second season and Mark Hamill is joining the cast. Though this is the first time that the cable channel has acknowledged a renewal, production on season two began last year.

Set in the Middle Ages, the historical drama tells the story of the Knights Templar as they wage war in the Holy Land. The cast includes Tom Cullen, Pádraic Delaney, Simon Merrells, Olivia Ross, Ed Stoppard, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Jim Carter, and Bobby Schofield.

On Knightfall, Hamill will be playing Talus, “a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for ten years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order.”

History has not yet announced a premiere date for season two, but you can read more info below:

New York, NY – August 13, 2018 – HISTORY has greenlit a second season of its Knights Templar drama series “Knightfall” with Mark Hamill (Star Wars, BAFTA-winning voice of The Joker) joining the cast and Aaron Helbing (“The Flash,” “Spartacus: War of the Damned”) on board as showrunner and executive producer, it was announced today by Eli Lehrer, Executive Vice President of Programming, HISTORY. From A+E Studios, in association with Jeremy Renner’s The Combine and Midnight Radio, “Knightfall” is a tentpole of the network’s strong roster of premium drama series, including hit anchor series “Vikings” and the upcoming “Project Blue Book,” executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”) and Michael Malarkey (“The Vampire Diaries”).

“In the face of ever-increasing competition, we’re proud of HISTORY’s track record of producing signature drama series that are epic in scope with complex characters,” said Lehrer. “Whether it’s the legendary Knights Templar, the extraordinary tale of medieval Norsemen, or the story of a formerly classified United States Air Force program investigating UFOs during the Cold War, these series reflect our commitment to bringing the defining, big canvas stories of history to life. We look forward to offering our viewers a grittier, darker ‘Knightfall’ in season two and welcoming Mark to the cast.”

Hamill will play the role of “Talus,” a battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for ten years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order. Also joining the cast in season two is Tom Forbes (“The Bastard Executioner,” “Wolf Hall,” Been So Long) as “Prince Louis,” the violent and unpredictable son of King Philip and heir to the throne and Genevieve Gaunt (“The Royals”) as “Isabella,” the daughter of King Philip and well on her way to becoming the woman who history would call “the she-wolf of France.” Forbes is repped by 42 and Thruline Entertainment. Gaunt is repped by United Agents and Authentic.

Season one of “Knightfall” reached 25 million total viewers in Live + 7 across Total Day. The series is also currently the broadcast season’s #3 new drama in cable among total viewers in Live +7 delivery.

Starring Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey,” “Gunpowder”), “Knightfall” goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages who were entrusted with protecting Christianity’s most precious relics. The story of the Knights Templar has never been fully told until now, and “Knightfall” goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to learn who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing.

“Knightfall” is an A+E Studios production in association with The Combine and Midnight Radio. Helbing serves as showrunner and executive producer. Executive producers for Midnight Radio are Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg. Don Handfield (Touchback, The Founder, Kill the Messenger) and Richard Rayner (L.A. Without A Map) serve as creators and executive producers for The Combine, with Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominee Jeremy Renner (American Hustle, The Hurt Locker) also serving as executive producer. Cyrus Voris (“Legends”), Ethan Reiff (“Legends”), Rick Jacobson (“Ash vs Evil Dead”) and Barry Jossen also executive produce. Arturo Interian is the executive producer for HISTORY. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights for “Knightfall.”

Any true history lover will love this show, it’s well written with excellent period sets that are reasonably accurate to the time of the Knight Templars I found it interesting reading about the warrior Knights so to see them come to life through the drama is fantastic in itself after all they were the medieval equivalent of what we today call the special forces (SAS, COMMANDOS etc!) it is also where we come by the term “Friday the 13th” which has gone down in history as a foreboding warning or sign of bad luck to which most know of but… Read more »

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September 30, 2018 1:29 am

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Sandy Price

Can’t wait for season two!

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September 21, 2018 9:13 am

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ALLEN RENZ

I think it was a well written plot as to what happen with the NIGHT TAMPLARS AND THE MOST HOLY GRAIL. GET IT GOING .GOD BLESS

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September 3, 2018 1:47 pm

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Sue Chepelsky

Love the show will definitely watch just want to know when it will start again. Can’t wait

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August 21, 2018 3:53 pm

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Judy

Absolutely will watch season 2!! We can’t wait for it to return!

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August 19, 2018 8:36 pm

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Ed Cook

Definitely! Great series. Gotta know what happened next!

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August 19, 2018 6:52 pm

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Kathy

I will most definitely watch season 2. Will have it on record like season 1. Thank you for renewing KNIGHTFALL. Love it

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August 14, 2018 10:22 am

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sally maytham

definitely will watch loved season one

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August 14, 2018 5:44 am

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Lou

Will be watching season two of KIGHTFALL on the History channel even though they are on my “LIST” for canceling SIX.

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August 13, 2018 9:15 pm

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Jennifer Service

Yes.!!!! Love this show and love mark Hamill. I hope there are many seasons. Great move history channel